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How Maricopa Community Colleges are Leading with Workforce-aligned Bachelor’s Degrees

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In an effort to fill critical openings, some schools have reduced the criteria needed to teach, including the requirement of a traditional teaching bachelors degree. While such changes may provide short-term relief, they do not address the long-term issue and have been shown to adversely impact students.

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Over 100 Organizations Urge Congress to Reverse Federal Education Grant Cancellations

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The affected programs specifically addressed critical shortage areas including science, mathematics, career and technical education, early childhood education, special education, and instruction for English language learners.

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Making Math More Equitable

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Using an interdisciplinary approach, Leyva’s research explores how interlocking systems of power, including racism and cisheteropatriarchy, impact classroom teaching and student support in undergraduate mathematics and STEM higher education. Leyva teaches and mentors undergraduate and graduate students.

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Investment in Math Education is Needed to Fuel the STEM Workforce

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One of the most strategic investments that can be made when it comes to having a well-prepared workforce for the economy of the future is in mathematics education. It is imperative to equip students with the mathematical skills necessary to navigate their chosen fields.

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Pepperdine University Professor Seeks to Give High School Students a Head Start

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A lot of times, when students are going into mathematics, they are seeing the material for the first time and then tested on that material,” Roberson said. “If Roberson, who teaches statistics in Pepperdine’s political science program, served as one of the initiative’s teachers, instructing students on algebra.

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PAUL R. WATSON II

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Watson holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Houghton College and master’s degrees in mathematics education from Syracuse University and in teaching and curriculum from the University of Rochester. Watson II has been appointed president of Michigan’s Kellogg Community College. He earned an Ed.D.

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STEVEN R. GONZALES

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Gonzales earned a bachelor’s degree in secondary education and a master’s in teaching mathematics, both from Northern Arizona University as well as a doctorate in educational administration from the University of Texas at Austin. Gonzales has been appointed chancellor of the Maricopa County Community College District in Arizona.